Red Wolf

Disclaimer: I do not own Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

Chapter 2

Red was up early performing sit-ups, pushups and shadow boxing. He's not exactly a fan of training but he does it anyways as he sees it as a necessity and also because his big sister beat it into his skull to keep himself in top physical condition. Another thing is that since he's more or less declared war on Ragnarok he needs to be on top and on point in order to deal with them. He's taken down two minor members and there are still the higher ups so there was no time to slack off, not like he ever did to begin with. After his morning exercise Red went to the bathroom for a shower and brushing his teeth. Then he dressed up and had his breakfast. When he was done he left his apartment for another boring day of school.

…

"So Koga got defeated." Kisara said as she shattered a brick with a kick. "He's lucky that he's in the hospital and not getting his ass beat for losing."

"I guess this means that Shirahama is not a weakling like we thought." Ukita said.

"Maybe…but the fact that he was beaten to a pulp seems more like Red's MO than him." Takeda added.

"Maybe so." grumbles Kisara. It seemed like Shirahama Kenichi got much stronger to be able to defeat Koga, however there was still the fact that Koga was beaten to a bloody pulp just like Tsukuba was and like Takeda said it was more like this Red's MO.

"Well then you two go after Kenichi and Red." Kisara said to Takeda and Ukita.

"How about I deal with this Red guy instead?" An arrogant male voice spoke up. Everyone turns around to see a muscular young man wearing a trench coat walk into the room. Takeda and Ukita's eyes narrow in annoyance at this person. Shiratori frowns at him, not liking the way he arrogantly strolled into Kisara's base. The person was Shinnosuke Tsuji, another member of Ragnarok and part of Kisara's gang. "Besides based on what I've been hearing about him I'd say that he's stronger than Shirahama."

"Is that right?" Kisara smirks, "Whatever. Go have your fun with Red, Shinnosuke." She turns to Ukita and Takeda. "Change of plans. You two handle Shirahama."

Shinnosuke leaves the room with a confident smirk on his face.

…

It was lunch time and Red had already gotten his lunch long ago. Good old Yakisoba bread which he had taken a liking to ever since he came to Japan. After getting his lunch he went to the rooftops to have enjoy his lunch. Fortunately for him no one was up there so he got to enjoy his lunch. Unfortunately he got interrupted by people showing up and they were Kenichi and Miu. Great…

"So this is where you're hiding Red?" Kenichi asked while sitting down with his bento box lunch. Miu just gave Red a blank look though the redhead could tell that she was looking for something from him. What was it though he wondered?

"I only came here to enjoy my lunch in peace. Can't do that in a room full of shouting retards and morons who only cause pandemonium." Red said with a sigh, "And now I can't enjoy my alone time with you two here."

"What's wrong with having lunch with others Red?" Kenichi asked.

"That is for if you have friends or family. Not for random strangers or people who do not want to make friends." Red replied.

"And why don't you want to make friends?" Miu asked with suspicion.

"Because I don't want to and have no interest in doing so. Simple as that." Red answered before eating his lunch in haste. When he was done he got up from the floor and was going towards the door.

"Hey Red! Why the rush?!" Kenichi asked.

The redhead turned around and sneered, "Because I can see that you still want to make friends with me even after I made it clear to you that I don't want to! Get it through your thick skull already and leave me alone!" Red then spun on his heels, opened the door and ran out in anger leaving two stunned classmates behind.

'I don't get why he's still trying to be friends with me. The path I'm going down is one that he's not ready to follow and I'd like it to stay that way.' Red thought.

After Red had left, Kenichi and Miu looked on at the door in silence.

"I don't understand. Why's Red refusing to make friends with anyone?" Kenichi spoke up.

"Because he doesn't want any friends." Miu deadpanned, "Besides I don't like him…Something about him just rubs me the wrong way. He's not someone you should be hanging around with anyways."

"You're wrong Miu…Somehow deep down I think Red's actually a good person. It's more like he's angry at the world and just lashes out for some reason I can't say." Kenichi said, "After I warned him about the Technique Trio, I saw sadness, loneliness and anger in his eyes."

"Really?" Miu asked, "And I take it that Ragnarok is the cause of this?"

"Yes. It does…" Kenichi continued, "And I have a bad feeling that it's only going to get worse."

…

After class Red was back on the roof, leaning on the fence and staring at the clouds as he didn't want to go home yet. He was still trying to shake off some bad memories that still continued to plague him and also got him to become a lone wolf.

"Sasuke…Kagami…Yoroi…" He muttered sadly as he continued staring at the sky. "If only I had arrived sooner…"

"Hey Red! I had a feeling you'd be here!"

Red sneered as he looked down to see Kenichi walking towards him.

"What part of 'I don't want to be friends with you!' do you not understand? Please tell me what it is so I can help you get the point!"

"Those names…Sasuke, Kagami and Yoroi…are they names of people you know?" Kenichi asked as he ignored the American's sneer.

"What's it to you Shirahama?"

"I heard you muttering out their names sadly so…"

"Now you're eavesdropping? Didn't your parents teach you not to do that?"

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you Red. I just happened to hear you muttering to yourself as I came up here."

"Which is more or less the same thing he was complaining about Shirahama." A new voice said. Red and Kenichi turned towards to the door to see two guys walk in.

"And you are?" Red asked nonchalantly.

"Name's Takeda and the big guy beside me is Ukita." Takeda answered before facing Kenichi, "We've been looking all over for you Shirahama."

"Takeda and Ukita?! As in Takeda the Puncher and Ukita the Thrower!?" Kenichi said in panic.

"So you're from Ragnarok…Nice of you two to show up." Red said, now with a wolfish grin on his face, disturbing Kenichi, Takeda and Ukita. "You sure took your sweet time too. You trying to delay your trip to the ICU?"

"And who would you be?" Takeda asked the redhead.

"The name's Red." Red introduced himself getting wide eyes from the two delinquents, "And I'm the one who put Tsukuba and Koga in the ICU."

"Really? We weren't expecting to find you here, but that makes it all interesting." Takeda said.

"So this is the guy who beat Tsukuba and Koga?" Ukita asked in annoyance. "He doesn't look like much."

"Is that right 'Mr. Big for Nothing'? 'Cos where I'm standing it looks like you're compensating for something you lack with your size. Most likely your low IQ." Red countered and pissing off Ukita.

"Takeda, Shirahama's yours! I want to teach this punk a lesson." Ukita said as he walked towards Red.

"Whatever. Go have your fun with him." Takeda said before turning to Kenichi, "Looks like it's you and me now..."

…

Ukita rushed towards Red and tried to grab him only to have his hands slapped away by the American and got drilled in the face by a straight punch causing Ukita to stagger back. He recovered from the blow and saw Red motioning to him to "Bring it!" with both hands. Ukita rushed at Red and threw a haymaker. Red moved his head slightly to dodge the wild strike and grabbed Ukita's wrist and went for a Judo ippon seoi. Unknown to him, Ukita is a black belt in Judo and he recognized the throw and defended against it and then tried to lift Red up. Red kept himself grounded and then went for an osoto gari but the judoka defended against that too and both ended up in over/under clinch.

"So you're a judoka too huh?" Ukita asked with a grin, slightly impressed at the redhead's judo throw attempts.

"Nope, but I do know some judo throws thanks to my teacher." Red answered. 'Well that makes the clinch out of the question with him.'

Ukita then attempted a hip throw but Red defended and then broke off the clinch. The judoka tried to grab the American again but got clipped by a right uppercut~ left hook combo staggering him and making him step back. Red followed up with a left body blow~ right head kick combo that sent his opponent stumbling back towards the fence. Smelling blood Red charged in and unloaded with a barrage of punches and elbow strikes. Ukita tried covering up, fighting back and attempting to grab his opponent but Red avoided his return fire and shrugged off his attempts while continuing his assault. Ukita tried to weather the storm and clinch but was getting nowhere. Another desperate clinch attempt from Ukita lands him in a tight standing guillotine. He tries to wiggle his way out but Red pins him along the fence and lifts him off the ground. Ukita continues to struggle while Red tightens the submission hold before Ukita finally goes limp and some bones were heard cracking, much to Red's satisfaction before the redhead mercifully lets his opponent drop like a sack of potatoes and at the same time he saw Kenichi finish beating Takeda down after using some Muay Thai leg kicks on the boxer's legs, making Red slightly impressed. Of course Kenichi had taken a beating too due to the bruises on him mostly from the boxer's punches.

"Not bad Shirahama…You at least know how to fight properly. Though I can tell that you're still wet behind the ears but that can be fixed." Red commented.

"Wow thanks and…Oh Kami!" Kenichi began before paling when he saw an unmoving Ukita on the floor in front of Red. "Red! Did you kill him?!"

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." Red said as he nudged the unconscious body and saw the guy's chest going up and down. "Kuso…He's still alive?!"

Kenichi sighed in relief that Ukita was still alive. After seeing Red's handiwork on Koga, he feared that he'd attempt to kill another one. Then he paled when he saw Red put a foot on Ukita's neck.

"Red! What are you doing?!"

"What do you think? I'm finishing what I started."

Red began crushing the unconscious delinquent's throat with his feet. However before he could finish it he was pushed back by someone and that someone was Kenichi himself who was not looking happy at all.

"What do you think you're doing Shirahama?" Red asked coldly.

"Stopping you from murdering someone in cold blood." Kenichi answered sharply.

Red scoffed in reply, "Like these two wouldn't have done the same to you huh? In case you have forgotten these two are part of Ragnarok, the same gang that have more or less done what I'm doing."

"It still doesn't give you the right to kill them." Kenichi argued.

"Just like they don't have the right to do the same." Red countered.

"Not everybody is as bad as you think they are Red. And no one is beyond redemption either." Kenichi continued.

Red sighed in annoyance, "I don't have time to argue ideals with you! You think you can redeem them then go ahead…just don't blame me when they turn on your naïve ass!" He then went to pick up his backpack from the floor and made his way to the exit, but before leaving he looked over his shoulder at Kenichi.

"The world isn't black and white as you think, Shirahama." Red stated before finally leaving the rooftops.

…

Shinnosuke leans against the wall outside Koryou High School. With him are three other delinquents with him, with two of them that have been with him since the very beginning. He quit going to school several years ago to chase his dream of creating the strongest gang of fighters. It is for that dream that he is on school grounds right now as this Red guy seemed to be a strong fighter and one he'd want to get to join his gang. Shinnosuke only wanted strong fighters in his gang while Kisara will let any old weakling join her. As if a woman can ever understand a man's dream of freedom.

"Boss, there he is." One of Shinnosuke's friends alerted him.

A wide smirk appears on Shinnosuke's face as he saw a male redhead in the school uniform and with a backpack walk out of the school. He pushes off the wall and waits in the middle of the sidewalk.

'No wonder Tsukuba and Koga lost. This guy is definitely strong. Definitely someone I'd want in my gang.' Shinnosuke thought as he studied the redhead. The guy was muscular and athletic. Definitely someone who trained a lot.

Red stared at the group that is blocking his path. 'Great…more delinquents.'

"Are you the one known as Red?" Shinnosuke asks.

"Be gone punk. My mood's foul enough already." Red replied dryly.

"Oh don't be like that! I want you to come with me. We need to talk man to man." Shinnosuke turns expecting Red to follow him. "I promise it is not a trap."

"Didn't you hear me the first time asshole?! I told you to get the fuck out of my sight because I'm not interested in being around you delinquents." Red replied dryly. "I. Have. Standards."

Shinnosuke stopped and spun around with disbelief. Then he chuckled in amusement much to the redhead's annoyance.

"Allow me to introduce myself…The name is Shinnosuke Tsuji. I am an executive member of Ragnarok."

Red's expression changed from annoyed to downright psychotic in seconds when Shinnosuke introduced himself.

"So you're high up the food chain of Ragnarok huh? Well then, consider me interested. I'm in a bad mood and in need of stress relief and you'll do just fine."

While Shinnosuke found Red's insane grin disturbing he was glad he at least got his attention.

"Glad I got your interest. Anyways I came here to offer you a deal. Join my gang and Ragnarok will no longer bother you…"

"No deal." Red said coldly, cracking his knuckles. "All I want is Ragnarok in pieces. I already put three of your pals in critical conditions and you're next in my line of victims."

"Is that so?" Shinnosuke says as he tosses away his trench coat revealing a muscular body with not a single ounce of fat. "It's a shame I'll have to kick your ass then." He punches his fists together with a wide smirk.

Red raises an eyebrow, seeing a much stronger opponent than the other punks from Ragnarok he's dealt with. 'Not like it'll make a difference except making him last longer.' He thought.

In a burst of decent speed Shinnosuke closes the gap between them and throws a salvo of punches. Red blocks and slips the punches and counters the last one with an overhand left, making the delinquent back off. Red immediately takes the advantage and leaps in with a superman punch which Shinnosuke blocks and then tries to counter with his own punch but Red beats him to the punch with a left hook and drops the delinquent. However Shinnosuke springs back to his feet almost immediately though he's in pain from that last punch.

A wide smirk still appears on his face. "That's what I am talking about." He said shaking off the punch, "I knew you were strong after all. But more…Show me more!"

'More huh? Your funeral then.' Red thought.

Shinnosuke launches forward going for an elbow strike. However he didn't expect Red to rush right in, grabbing both of his legs and lifting him up and finally slamming him down on the sidewalk. From there Red unloaded a flurry of strikes on Shinnosuke busting up the delinquent's face quickly. Shinnosuke managed to weather the storm and pushed Red off of him and got back to his feet, though his face was a bloody mess already and he was barely able to maintain his balance and his lackeys were getting worried.

"Boss!" "Are you ok?!" "Can you still fight?!"

"Heh…Not bad." Shinnosuke smirks as he spits out blood from his mouth and wipes some from his face.

'Like I said, only able to last longer than the rest.' Red thought in disappointment. For all of Shinnosuke's talk and bravado, he wasn't much of a challenge.

"That's it! No more playing around!" Shinnosuke roared as he charged at Red. He threw a kick at him but Red caught the leg, picked Shinnosuke up and slammed him on the pavement once more. Red wasted no time mounting him and unloaded with another flurry, busting up Shinnosuke's face even more to the point that he was barely recognizable before Red dropped the hammer on him and knocked him out cold.

Red got off the unconscious delinquent and stared down at him before looking at the remaining delinquents who back up in fear.

"Those with a death wish please come forth." Red said to them, "Those without can get the fuck out of here before I decide for you."

That did it and the delinquents ran for their lives.

"Humph! Pathetic!" Red muttered before he picked up his backpack and continued his trip back home while stomping on Shinnosuke's face once just for good measure.

Nijiima hid in the shadows, typing furiously into his PDA after watching the fight if you could call it one to begin with. It was amazing and yet terrifying at the same time. He knew Red was strong but he never thought he could be this savage. Sure he had seen his handiwork on Tsukuba but it was nothing compared to what he did to Shinnosuke, who's an executive member of Ragnarok on the same level as Nanjou Kisara. Shinnosuke didn't even stand a chance and he got ripped apart by the American.

'Damn! That was brutal! Red is a monster.' The alien looking guy thought, still freaked out by the number the American did on the delinquent. 'Still things are about to get interesting now with Red around.'

Unknown to the two of them another person was also watching from the shadows and like Nijiima they too watched the fight.

'Is that him? The new one? I'll need to keep a close eye on this one...Just in case he happens to be the one.'

Done with what they were here for the individual disappeared quickly.

Chapter 2 End.